KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) official logo of a hornbill signifies the aim of the coalition to fight for the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this is so because the magnificent bird is the reason why Sarawak is called “Land of the Hornbills”. “It (hornbill)
KUCHING: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s act of continuously “attacking” Sarawak is seen as a strategy to cover up weaknesses and failures of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth deputy chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that the strategy was also to cover up the unfulfilled promises made
KUCHING: The construction of the RM27 million digital village project at Sama Jaya High Tech Park here is set to begin this month. Yesterday, Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (Tegas) handed over the project to Hock Seng Lee Bhd. In a statement issued yesterday, Tegas chairman Datu Len Talif
KUCHING: About 30 cases of children without birth certificates are reported in Sarawak each month. Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah (pic) said these were children born in Sarawak to parents who were not married or foreign mothers. “In order not to subject
KUCHING: It was just a suggestion for the state government to use excess fund from the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) for the maintenance of state roads. This was clarified by Works Minister Baru Bian after being criticised by former Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who said that
KUCHING: A Christian girl’s wedding photographs with her six Muslims bridesmaids went viral in social media recently. The Christian couple had their wedding at one of the churches here and the girl’s bridesmaids were mostly from Peninsular Malaysia. It is indeed one of a kind and definitely portrayed the true
KUCHING: Silat practitioners should adopt digital technology to promote and study the wisdom of the traditional martial art. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said practitioners could promote and develop silat not only for self-defence but also to promote its culture, values, wisdom and harmony worldwide. He said
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is wise and brave to stand firm on Sarawak rights. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos was commenting on Johari’s announcement of the outcome of the inaugural meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee to review the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) on Dec
KUCHING: President of State Reform Party Sarawak (Star) Lina Soo (pic) is supporting the Sarawak government’s resolve to carry on with its 5% sales tax on for-export petroleum and petroleum products, and its proposal to the federal government to lower the 38% Petroleum Income Tax. Soo was referring to an
KUCHING: The storks were kept busy on New Year’s Day. Two babies, one of them a girl, were among the first to arrive in 2019. They were born after midnight at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here. The healthy Bidayuh baby girl was born at 12.13am, weighing 2.79kg. A Dusun baby
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